First-Year Camp Staff Survival
Being a camp staff member is rewarding, but it’s also tough; there are early mornings, late nights, extreme weather, camper crises, and daily challenges that will test staff members to their limits. From socks to soap, from songs to sleep, here are 25 tips drawn from years of camp staff and youth program experience to keep first-time staffers going strong this summer and beyond.
From Pop Culture To Camp Culture
Where else but at camp can one dress up as a favorite character and become part of an amazing event or story in a caring and safe environment?
Making The Grade
Every year on the first day of school, as students share what they did over the summer with their friends, teachers quietly listen in, hoping to hear those magic words—“I went to sleepaway camp.¨
Bucking the Trend
In a recent editorial in The Wall Street Journal, Tunku Varadarajan writes, "Today... camp is designed as a break for children from parents. As the latter tribe grows more insufferably aspirational with every
Building Diversity In Camp Staff
To build diversity in camp staff, consider taking a two-pronged approach: 1. Invest in cultural-competence staff training. 2. Assign staff members to explore and engage with communities that don’t look like yours.
Some More Recipes For S'mores
I was just sitting here wondering what to do with leftover Easter Peeps when I stumbled across Summer Camp Culture's collection of creative recipes for s'mores! I want s'more Peeps!I'll be munching
Camp Song Madness!
Sure, basketball rules the roost during March Madness. But that doesn't mean summer camp folk can't get in on the fun! Can we get a marching band for this madness?Tune in to Camp Song Madness,
Famous Camp Alumni
Speaking of Summer Camp Culture (listen to the CampHacker podcast with Matt Ralph: http://bit.ly/wpye8v), here is a cool post from their website: "Famous Alumni."Find out which camps your favorite